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that's the blue angels flying overhead. don't drive. this shouldn't be a shocker but parking will be hard. to avoid the most gridlock avoid the waterfront. use side streets less popular bridges like the san mateo bridge we made a map of a few of the other things going on. we have hardly strictly bluegrass at golden gate bridge. giants games at at&t. 49ers, castro street fair, italian heritage parade and outside the city we have florence and the machine in mountain view, madonna in san jose, a cal game, whoo, i'm exhausted and i haven't named all the events this weekend. so use mass transit. that's the best advice. bart, ferries, muni are stepping up service this weekend. by the way, we have learned that bart actually had two of their top 10 ridership days earlier this week and they only expect those numbers to soar continuing into saturday and sunday. so to get all the latest on information on how to avoid this traffic mess expected this weekend and all the events, go to our cbssf.com/weekend. all right. so it should be a great weekend
that's the blue angels flying overhead. don't drive. this shouldn't be a shocker but parking will be hard. to avoid the most gridlock avoid the waterfront. use side streets less popular bridges like the san mateo bridge we made a map of a few of the other things going on. we have hardly strictly bluegrass at golden gate bridge. giants games at at&t. 49ers, castro street fair, italian heritage parade and outside the city we have florence and the machine in mountain view, madonna in san jose,...
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listen in. [ sound of blue angel jets ] >> reporter: that was the blue angels as they did a practice round yesterday. don't drive. that is the best advice. it shouldn't be a huge shocker but parking will be hard in the san francisco area. to avoid most gridlock, you can avoid the waterfront, use side streets. maybe the san mateo bridge might be a good option, bay bridge, golden gate bridge very popular and going to be very busy. now, if fleet week and america's cup weren't enough we made a map of a few of the other things going on. we have hardly strictly bluegrass, that's in golden gate park. giants games over at at&t. 49ers, castro street fair, italian heritage parade, and then outside of the city florence & the machine performing in mountain view, madonna in san jose, justin bieber is in town. we also got a cal game so, whew, there's just so much going on! ! it makes me exhaust the just to talk about it. so it's going to be a busy weekend. use mass transit if you can. bart ferries muni are all stepping up service. bart told us they have not seen such numbers since they shut the ba
listen in. [ sound of blue angel jets ] >> reporter: that was the blue angels as they did a practice round yesterday. don't drive. that is the best advice. it shouldn't be a huge shocker but parking will be hard in the san francisco area. to avoid most gridlock, you can avoid the waterfront, use side streets. maybe the san mateo bridge might be a good option, bay bridge, golden gate bridge very popular and going to be very busy. now, if fleet week and america's cup weren't enough we made...
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we got the giants. as. we got the blue angels. we got the america's cup as well. >> reporter: that's right. you are taking bart. are you going to be chancing going into the city this weekend? >> yup, more than likely. we have visitors from chicago so they will be going downtown to see some of the activities going on. >> reporter: so what's bart going to do it pick up the slack? they are going to begin tomorrow night not taking any chances. they are going to add 12 special event trains beginning then. and then they're also going to take those six- and seven-car trains they run on saturdays and sundays and make them 10- car trains adding capacity. they expect to do about a half million riders just saturday and sunday alone. reporting live from the bart station here in daly city mobile5, ken bastida, back to you. >> a complete schedule of fleet week activities is on our website at cbssf.com/fleet. you can also find a guide to the america's cup race and other events happening in the city this weekend. >>> cbs 5 meteorologist lawrence
we got the giants. as. we got the blue angels. we got the america's cup as well. >> reporter: that's right. you are taking bart. are you going to be chancing going into the city this weekend? >> yup, more than likely. we have visitors from chicago so they will be going downtown to see some of the activities going on. >> reporter: so what's bart going to do it pick up the slack? they are going to begin tomorrow night not taking any chances. they are going to add 12 special...
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. >> reporter: from the site of the blue angels soars for fleet week to the giants and 49ers both playing at home there's america cups racing in the bay hardly strictly bluegrass in golden gate bridge, justin bieber, madonna, just so much going on. tonight as the bay area braces for the bustle, cbs 5 reporter joe vazquez reports the city can't wait for the windfall. >> it's going to be very busy and profitable. >> like what, a car payment? >> it could be depending on the car. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: not all this weekend tourists will spend money like sailors on leave but they will leave a major mark. >> it's undeniable. >> reporter: matt of the san francisco travel association says visitors to the city spend about $300 per day. >> about a third of that is spent in the hotels. that means two thirds of it is spent outside the hotels. that's restaurant, retail, museum, galleries, other cultural experiences, transportation. >> reporter: with a million visitors projected this weekend, that's an economic impact of about $300 million per day. >> september was an amazing month for us our busie
. >> reporter: from the site of the blue angels soars for fleet week to the giants and 49ers both playing at home there's america cups racing in the bay hardly strictly bluegrass in golden gate bridge, justin bieber, madonna, just so much going on. tonight as the bay area braces for the bustle, cbs 5 reporter joe vazquez reports the city can't wait for the windfall. >> it's going to be very busy and profitable. >> like what, a car payment? >> it could be depending on the...
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the blue angels practiced yesterday. don't drive. parking even if you get here will be extra difficult. to avoid gridlock, avoid the waterfront, use less popular bridges like the san mateo bridge. if fleet week and america's cup weren't enough, a few other things are going on. it's all over the city. hardly strictly bluegrass in golden gate park. 49ers at candlestick. castro street fair, florence and the machine in mountain view, madonna in san jose, justin bieber in oakland. so it's making me exhausted just saying everything and that's not all. use mass transit. bart ferries muni are all ramping up service. if earlier this week was any indication of what we should expect, this weekend bart had two of their top ten ridership days yesterday and the day before. so just expecting it to be pretty crazy on saturday and sunday. by the way, san francisco's mayor says they have got these crowds handled so everyone should just chill out. probably easier said than done. for the latest on the events this weekend, go to our website, cbssf.com we
the blue angels practiced yesterday. don't drive. parking even if you get here will be extra difficult. to avoid gridlock, avoid the waterfront, use less popular bridges like the san mateo bridge. if fleet week and america's cup weren't enough, a few other things are going on. it's all over the city. hardly strictly bluegrass in golden gate park. 49ers at candlestick. castro street fair, florence and the machine in mountain view, madonna in san jose, justin bieber in oakland. so it's making me...
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good news, the clouds will mix out so we'll be able to see the blue angels. >> cold on the bay. >> have you ever seen a wild turkey. >> i have. >>> apparently there's a problem with them in the east bay. hundreds have invaded hercules. they are everywhere running through the streets destroying gardens and you saw the rooftops there. some of them are actually attack people. >> yes, they were having eggs, you know, babies and stuff and then one of the guys got attacked on the back of the neck so we got the chair and started, you know, hitting them. >> reporter: you started hitting the turkeys with the chair? >> because the guy was getting hit, so yes. >> they are feisty! hercules city website is warning people not to feed the turkeys and if they get too close, you might want to try to hit them with an umbrella, i guess. >> i didn't know turkeys were mean. >> they are going to find out. i guess thanksgiving is a month and a half away? >> yes. >>> six flags in vallejo unveiled something old. the discovery kingdom has a new dolphin 48 years old and comes from a zoo in minnesota. he is in goo
good news, the clouds will mix out so we'll be able to see the blue angels. >> cold on the bay. >> have you ever seen a wild turkey. >> i have. >>> apparently there's a problem with them in the east bay. hundreds have invaded hercules. they are everywhere running through the streets destroying gardens and you saw the rooftops there. some of them are actually attack people. >> yes, they were having eggs, you know, babies and stuff and then one of the guys got...
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that, of course, is the sound of the blue angels doing some practice flying. they're just one piece of what promises to be an epic weekend which could bring with it some epic gridlock. on top for tomorrow, america's cup. the races in fleet week around san francisco's waterfront. the hardly strictly bluegrass festival in golden gate park. stop me if you heard this before. and a florence and the machine concert at shoreline. not to mention the giants, 49ers, et cetera, et cetera. do not try to drive into the city this weekend. bart will add more trains and longer trains this sunday. for a full list of events, head to www.cbs5.com. >>> turkeys gone wild. dozens if not hundreds of them have invaded one bay area city. they're everywhere, running through the streets, destroying gardens, even roofs. the unusual way people are defending themselves. >> the turkeys are back! >> reporter: there are turkeys in hercules. >> they're all over this area, hercules, el cerrito, in my neighborhood. >> reporter: and some residents complain they are damaging rooftops, behaving agg
that, of course, is the sound of the blue angels doing some practice flying. they're just one piece of what promises to be an epic weekend which could bring with it some epic gridlock. on top for tomorrow, america's cup. the races in fleet week around san francisco's waterfront. the hardly strictly bluegrass festival in golden gate park. stop me if you heard this before. and a florence and the machine concert at shoreline. not to mention the giants, 49ers, et cetera, et cetera. do not try to...
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a woman found the dog in a parking lot and returned it to the little girl. >> the blue angels perform this weekend in san francisco just one of the reasons police chief greg suhr tells us you should avoid driving in the city over the weekend. there are several events that will draw crowds this weekend. america's cup, the bluegrass, baseball. we got it all this weekend. >>> and we have traffic and weather and weather too coming up right after the break. >>> good morning from the traffic center. we still have troubles at the bay bridge toll plaza metering lights remain on and you can see traffic is slow and go with backups to the maze. so a busy ride through there. bart is on time this morning. that's the good news. but we are getting reports of some caltrain delays this morning. so just a heads up. if you are taking caltrain, northbound 215 is at 9 minutes late. 880 looking good. that's traffic. here's lawrence. >> a few clouds around the bay area this morning looks like cooler weather to come over the next few days, a far cry from the 90s and triple digits we had just a few days ago.
a woman found the dog in a parking lot and returned it to the little girl. >> the blue angels perform this weekend in san francisco just one of the reasons police chief greg suhr tells us you should avoid driving in the city over the weekend. there are several events that will draw crowds this weekend. america's cup, the bluegrass, baseball. we got it all this weekend. >>> and we have traffic and weather and weather too coming up right after the break. >>> good morning...